A free-hit for Fermanagh whether it’s Tyrone or Armagh


By Niall Gartland REMEMBER the 2018 Ulster final? It wasn’t exactly game of the century, Donegal outclassing Fermanagh by 2-18 to 0-12, but it was still a memorable occasion and a novel pairing at Clones. The Erne County overcame Armagh and Monaghan en route to the final and it’s hard enough to believe that, eight […]


McCaffrey: We know where exactly we need to improve


By Niall Gartland BY no means are Fermanagh on a hiding to nothing in this year’s Ulster Championship, according to Ronan McCaffrey. They don’t yet know for sure who they’ll face in the first round of the provincial series, but it will definitely be a team with recent enough experience of winning the biggest prize […]


Bonner: ‘That’s a huge monkey off our back’


By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said that getting over the line in Brewster Park on Saturday evening was a ‘huge monkey off our back’ as the Erne men bid to turn their season around. With results not going Fermanagh’s way in other games on Sunday, the Erne men have been relegated to Division […]


Ernesiders are down but not out


By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner says the Erne men must “look at ourselves and see what we can do” as the threat of relegation to Division Four of the National Football League looms large. Fermanagh travel to Páirc Esler, Newry, on Saturday evening knowing only a win will preserve their Division Three status […]


Bonner: Erne face relegation dogfight


By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said his side are now in a “dogfight” to retain their Division Three league status ahead of Sunday’s round four encounter against Westmeath. With three games played, the Erne men sit bottom of the table, failing to pick up a point from the possible six that were up […]


Bonner pulls no punches after second loss


By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner was pulling no punches following his team’s second successive defeat in the National Football League on Sunday. Despite dominating the Division Three game in Sligo for large periods, missed chances once again haunted the Erne men, with the Connacht side finishing strong to take the two points from […]


We need to be more clinical says Bonner


By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said his side “paid a heavy penalty” for their missed chances and scoring opportunities as they lost out to Wexford at Brewster Park on Sunday. Despite dominating possession for large spells of the game and producing some promising attacks, the Erne men lacked a clinical edge in front of […]


Erne County striving for promotion push


Niall Gartland assesses Fermanagh’s ambitions under their new manager Declan Bonner THERE’S no point beating around the bush – promotion is the name of the game for Fermanagh. That was acknowledged as such in a recent post-match interview from new manager Declan Bonner, who stated that their aim for the coming weeks and months is […]


Supporters can be our 16th man says Erne boss


By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner has called on the Erne supporters to make Brewster Park ‘a fortress going forward’ as they prepare to kick-off their league campaign on Sunday. All eyes will be on Brewster Park on Sunday afternoon when Fermanagh take on Wexford in the opening round of the Allianz National Football League, under […]


The aim is promotion says Erne boss Bonner


By Pauric McGurn FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner said his side have “plenty of learning still to do” as they prepare for the Allianz National Football League, following the conclusion of the Dr McKenna Cup. The Erne men had some mixed results in the pre-season competition, beating Cavan in the opener only for the game to […]